Maja Gehrig (CH), born in 1978 in Zurich. Following a preparatory course at Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (1999–2000), she spent two years at Fachhochschule Aarau, Media Arts department (2000–2002) before taking up an internship at Eesti Joonisfilm, Tallinn (2002–2003). From 2003–05 she attended HSLU (Hochschule Luzern, Design & Kunst) animation department. She worked as curator of installations and performances at ARM (Artspace Rondeel Maastricht) between 2006–11 and founded Gehrig Trick & Sohn in 2011. Her short films include TripleTexas Dream (2003), Metawalz (2003), 2PS (2003/2004), Une Nuit Blanche (2005), Amourette (2009) and Königin Po (Queen Bum, 2015). She has participated in many international festivals and has received numerous awards.